Chalk up yet another win for the Boise State softball team. Aubray Zell's complete game paced the Broncos to a 6-2 victory this afternoon over Louisiana Tech at Mountain Cove Field. Freshman phenom Devon Bridges once again powered the offense with a three-run blast in the fifth inning. The amazing Broncos are 6-1 in conference play and 23-13 overall.
Zell had a shutout going through five and two-thirds before Tech was able to get two unearned runs in the sixth. Zell put out that fire and was there at the finish to accept congratulations from her teammates as Aubray is now 8-1 this season. Zell has turned into one of Boise State's best pitchers with a 1.75 ERA.
Kellie Caplan got things going in the first with an infield hit and her 10th stolen base of the season, then advanced to third on a passed ball. Allie Crump lofted a two-out single behind second base and the Broncos were on the board. The score stood at 1-0 until the Broncos' fifth, when Tazz Weatherly walked and stole second and dependable Holly Bourke sent an RBI double into the gap in left center. Crump came through again with a two-out hit that found a hole between the pitcher and second base. Bridges came up and belted the next pitch over the left-field fence and Boise State took a 4-0 lead.
Like all good teams do, Boise State added an insurance run in the sixth as Bourke drove in Weatherly. Bourke now has eight hits in the last nine games and 48 on the season.
Coach Erin Thorpe's team has to feel pretty good about its run production against All-WAC pitcher Meghan Krieg. Krieg went the distance to pick up the loss but made the Broncos earn every hit and every run.
Fresno State and New Mexico State are undefeated in the WAC, meaning that Boise State must continue to win and knock off those two in head-to-head action. The Broncos face Louisiana Tech in a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mountain Cove. All participants in the Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run/Walk will be admitted to both games free--just show your race t-shirt a the gate!
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